A Kenyan court has ordered the temporary suspension of a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit argued that the site could endanger public health.

This follows reports that Nairobi had given written approval for the United States to establish an Ebola quarantine facility for Americans exposed to the outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), drawing sharp criticism from health practitioners’ organisations.

These include the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which says the move risks the country’s biosecurity and the safety of its citizens in exchange for foreign aid.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Channel Africa’s Correspondent in Kenya, Alex Kairie.